Our newest addition, Faith Adalyn, came into our lives almost three weeks ago. With her being our fifth child, I was well prepared for the sleepless nights and all of the transitions that come with adding a new member to the family. I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to come home from the…

Believe it or not, all of our children so far have taken a good 1-2 hour-long nap in the afternoon every day until they were around 5 years old. Most people who know this are surprised that they need this much sleep, and especially that they comply with a designated naptime at that age. Honestly,…

I never understood why parents got so worked up about seasonal time changes interfering with their toddler’s sleep. After all, it’s only one hour right? Now that I’m a parent and have seen our kids through numerous “fall backs” and “spring forwards”, along with traveling to different time zones, I’m beginning to understand how stressful…

As the parents of (almost!) 5 children, we have had our share of bedtime battles.  Our oldest son, James, was our biggest challenge. I remember feeling desperate and consumed with trying to find what would “work” to get the sleep we all needed. We tried everything and the problems just got worse!  Time and time…